Chapter 90: The Palace Banquet
It snowed for nine days in a row.
Until the eve of Chinese New Year's Eve, the lights of the big red lanterns hung in every house are covered.
The temperature on the streets plummeted in a matter of days, and pedestrians fled to their homes to keep warm.
The capital in the snow left only the footprints of smoke and snow, and it looked like the years were quiet.
The temple flickered, and the lit torches were wrapped in spiritual power and never extinguished.
The girl with her face covered raised the scepter in her hand and pointed a little into a mirror made of water in the center, which disappeared in an instant, taking the scene from the mirror with her.
The girl gathered her spiritual power, and her coercion dissipated. She walked down the corridor and leaned respectfully towards the figure that appeared in the depths of the temple.
"Priest, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”
"Have you seen the future of Ning Guo?" the priest's voice was clear, but there was no emotion.
"Yes. The girl replied.
"Remember. The priest did not rebuke, he never rebuked his priests.
Ye Qinmei didn't know the age, background, and even gender of the priest.
"If you are spying on the heavens, you must not interfere. The priest spoke, his voice deep and charming, "If you intervene, there will be a high probability that there will never be a priest in the Xiuyi Continent again." ”
Ye Qinmei did not respond respectfully, on the contrary, the image of the supreme person was reflected in those clear eyes.
"Priest, in your eyes, what is the difference between the people of the Xiuyi Continent and ants?"
"It's no different. The answer given by the priest made Ye Qinmei bow her head slightly, "Under the godhead, all living beings are equal. ”
The priest is a gift from heaven to the Xiuyi Continent.
He benefited the country and probed the spiritual values of different people.
At the same time, he is an existence that does not belong to the Xiuyi Continent, and his guarding of this continent does not mean that he will not leave.
Ye Qinmei lowered her eyes and smiled between her lips and teeth.
The white robe is like snow, and the tulle is in the wind.
Ye Qinmei stepped on the white stone slab and stood on the highest altar, looking down at the thousands of scenery that could be encompassed by stretching out her palm.
The priest is the god and the high priest is the man, the one who is closest to the priest.
In Ningguo, the status of the high priest was even on a par with that of the emperor.
Seeing that Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, in order to express his importance and love for the high priest, in addition to the princes and nobles, the emperor feasted the family of the high priest at this year's banquet.
And there is no coincidence in the world, and the family of the high priest Ye Qinmei happens to be the Ye family who has made great contributions to the Ning country.
On the morning of receiving the invitation, Mrs. Zhao was busy.
After some counting, Mrs. Zhao and Ye Yan decided to take the Ye family's daughter-in-law Ye Qinzhu and eldest son Ye Sheng to the banquet.
Mrs. Zhao was afraid that Ye Xiao's disrespectful remarks would anger the saint, so she rejected Ye Sheng's proposal on the grounds of Ye Xiao's second son. And Ye Qinlan herself is a concubine, so she didn't have a chance to appear this time.
Ye Qinlan, the little master, doesn't have a chance, let alone Aunt Qin, who is still half a slave.
Seeing the family members hurriedly going in and out to prepare gifts, and the slaves and mothers-in-law scurrying around with new clothes, Aunt Qin locked herself in the room and was furious.
Seeing that her biological mother smashed the fifth vase, Ye Qinju cried and pulled Aunt Qin's sleeve and begged bitterly.
"Auntie, please want to open a little. ”
She has a stupid mouth, and she stays by Aunt Qin's side all day, and she can't say anything good in her mouth, she just wants her mother not to be angry.
"The people of the Ye family are sorry for their mother, Ju'er knows, and asks her mother not to be angry. ”
Comforting to hear this, Aunt Qin hugged Ye Qinju fiercely, tears streaming down her face.
"Ju'er, you have to remember. The Ye family is unkind to us, and we don't have to be more righteous with them. ”
Ye Qinju, who was ignorant, nodded vigorously.
Although there was a lot of movement in the wing, no one cared. The Ye Mansion was beaming with joy, and at the same time nervously tidying up the clothes for the young lady and the son.
Qingtang entered Qingyuxuan with a golden phoenix bead hairpin, and Ye Qinzhu had been wrapped in a peach-colored embroidered gold-embroidered pomegranate dress by Panchun inside, and a light yellow silver cloak was draped outside.
Pan Xia squatted beside the third lady, her eyes wide for possible dust.
Panqiu was sorting out the third lady's luggage, constantly thinking about the gifts and broken silver that she should bring after entering the palace.
"Sister Qingtang, hurry up, the third lady's outfit is almost a headdress. Pan Dong couldn't resist the third miss, so she could only let Ye Qinzhu wear crystal earrings, glanced at the head that Qingtang was holding, and she sighed faintly.
"Sure enough, Yefu doesn't have a complete set of crystal heads, and our young lady is much inferior to this. ”
"Pandong, you're really not satisfied. Qingtang's face was icy, but his tone was full of ridicule, "Our third young lady is dressed up beautifully, if you are looked at by that prince, I don't know if you are crying or laughing." ”
Pandong is a spirit, and the amorous four princes involuntarily appear in his mind. continued to look at his own young lady, and felt that the more he looked at it, the more dazzling it became, and he couldn't help but think about making the young lady ugly and escaping Yang Qingyun's eyes.
"Qingtang, don't scare people. Ye Qinzhu guessed Pan Dong's thoughts, and suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
She straightened her clothes, looked at her appearance in the mirror with satisfaction, put away the jewelry inlaid with Nashi, and took Qingtang out of Qingyu Courtyard.
Mrs. Zhao Lingzhang packed up and helped Ye Yan's arm into the first seat.
Ye Qinzhu, who was dressed up, was next to Ye Sheng and took Qingtang into the third carriage.
The horses were speeding through the snow, and the people who had received the invitation of the beautiful lady to the banquet flashed to the side, speculating who was in the saddle and why they went straight to the imperial city.
There are two ways to enter the imperial city, the side gate and the main gate, and the chamberlain, who is responsible for receiving the high priest's family, waits at the main gate, and runs forward as soon as he sees the shadow of a carriage.
"Lord Ye, you can count it, the emperor has been waiting for you for a long time. "The eunuch was middle-aged, and his face was white and beardless. He sharpened his voice and bowed his head to Ye Yan.
"Manager Liu came to greet him in person, and the old minister was not very honored. "This eunuch's name is Liu Jing, and he has been with the old emperor for decades and is deeply respected by him.
Although this person was a eunuch, because of his closeness to the emperor, his words played a pivotal role, and even the court officials would sell him a face.
Mrs. Zhao also stepped forward to salute and showed everyone's demeanor.
Liu Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then saw Ye Sheng and Ye Qinzhu get down from the saddle and salute him first, and their faces were suddenly full of smiles.
"Oh, these two are the eldest son and the third girl of the Ye family. The eldest prince made meritorious contributions to the frontier, the three girls entered the elite of Moqin, the Ye family produced many talents, and the old slave really admired it. ”
"Gonggong Liu is really falsely praised, Sheng is not a grass people, how can He De be promoted by His Majesty, this is still thanks to Your Majesty. Ye Sheng saw his mind and sang a double reed with him.
Ye Qinzhu echoed on the side, giving Liu Jing a sense of decency.
Liu Jing didn't say much, and took Ye Yan and his party to the banquet hall with a few greetings.
Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remind him to pay attention to Ye Qinzhu? In his opinion, if a woman has the ability, she will definitely not be able to stop showing it out for a moment.
This Ye Qinzhu is willing to live under the people, it is impossible to be low-key, it can only be said that there is no real talent at all.
Ye Qinzhu was cautious in his words and deeds, holding his breath and following behind Ye Sheng, showing no intimacy or alienation from anyone from beginning to end.
followed Liu Jing into the palace, and the heavy makeup of the hall filled Ye Qinzhu's eyes.
The concubines of all colors sat neatly, the princes and princes sat on the other side, and several people with exotic styles were also chatting happily.